Monday, 31 July 2017

These are a few more bird shots I took at the Artis
Royal Zoo in Amsterdam. They are the
Brown Dove but I am not sure which one, nesting Grey Heron, Great White Pelican, Inca Tern, Burrowing Owl and a Grey Heron on the bridge. I am linking to Through My Lens.

Saturday, 29 July 2017

I am on the Isle of Wight at present and in the first image I am sure you are wondering why I am showing you it but I wanted you to see that I was photographing it about 2-3 miles away.

Now can anyone see an aircraft carrier in this shot below.

This $6.2billion Nimitz-class super carrier is a tad
under 1,100ft (333m) long the Nimitz-class American aircraft carrier is too big
to enter Portsmouth Harbour and therefore is currently moored off Stokes Bay in the Solent.

OK I managed to get it a bit closer on the zoom and there is a video at the end showing the planes on board.

USS George H.W Bush was completed in 2009 and last
visited this area in May 2012 and at that time had a lady Captain. She is named after the 41st President of the
United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush,
who was a naval aviator during World War II.

The ship’s company is of over 5,000 sailors. The ship, known as "Bush", has been taking part in the multi-national Exercise Saxon Warrior in the Western Approaches with the Royal Navy and other Nato forces.

These are a couple of stills of the horses beginning to
gallop along the beach but you will see more of the horses in the video below.

These
images were all photographed when my daughter and I we stopped at a cafe on the sea front to have
coffee and DELICIOUS scones.

Friday, 28 July 2017

This
week for Friday’s Hunt and Weekend Reflections, the letter is D, your favourite
and my choice. I start with my FAVOURITE and really it is my CHOICE as well and that are the 2 shots below. However why I like the shots so much of this beautiful young
lady, srniling while, standing in front of DAFFODILS, (who is someone's DAUGHTER) in a pretty DRESS, is because it was raining and she had an umbrella up but on seeing me
taking her photograph, she lowered it so I could take the image. Isn’t she very pretty?

For
the letter D I am showing you DOGS.
Firstly the DOG statue was at the Zoo.
It was life size.

They
say, ‘Let sleeping DOGS lie’ and certainly that would be good advice about these
Wild DOGS at the Zoo.

Recently I was waiting for my bird group to arrive at Ballyholme beach and
was photographing the DOGS with their owners and these are most of the ones I
saw in 10 minutes.

That
DOG has 8 legs!!! Oops it is my
REFLECTION image and there is another one in the electric car’s windows below.

I
finish with this electric DRIVE car.

A
lot of Taxi's in Amsterdam were Electric. We travelled in one from the Airport and it was so quiet. I think this is the way forward. My son in law has just brought an electric motorcar.

Thursday, 27 July 2017

Today I am linking with GOOD FENCES and although there
is not much of a fence here with these ducklings below, I thought I would show
you the female Swan with her three cygnets who were in the lake at Mount
Stewart House and Gardens near Newtownards.
The lake certainly had me 'fenced' in!

On
the other side of the lake I found the male Swan sleeping on the old nest
having a well-earned rest.

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I have retired from a medical background, as well as teaching a 3 year City and Guilds; and also running a Bed and Breakfast. I have taken up bird watching later in life however I became very enthusiastic from the beginning and was greatly encouraged by other bird watchers. For the past 9 years I have led a bird group in my town and have become a guest speaker on cruise ships talking about Birds around the world. I have travelled quite a bit, in particular to Australia where one of my daughters lives. I have now as many birding friends there as at home in Northern Ireland. I love Nature and being able to share that with others of like mind. I also like photography and do my best to photograph birds although I seem to be also very eclectic in what I photograph and blog these days.
I live in Northern Ireland which is part of the UK and it is a beautiful place to live however I love travelling to see places and birds that I have never seen before.